Fitness to Practise Cases
This archive contains General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Fitness to Practise (FtP) case summaries, detailing regulatory decisions affecting pharmacy professionals in the UK.
Each case provides insight into professional misconduct, errors, and ethical breaches that led to sanctions such as suspension, removal, or warnings. These summaries are valuable for:
- Pharmacists & Pharmacy Technicians – to understand common regulatory pitfalls.
- Employers & HR Teams – to learn about professional accountability and compliance.
- Pharmacy Students – to prepare for real-world ethical challenges in pharmacy practice.
Why it matters:
The decisions in these cases shape the legal and ethical landscape of pharmacy practice. Staying informed can help pharmacy professionals avoid similar mistakes and maintain high professional standards.
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Pharmacist Warned for Falsifying Controlled Drugs Register Entry Involving Oxycodone
AllegationsThe case centred around the registrant’s conduct while serving as the Responsible Pharmacist at a community pharmacy. A referral was made to the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) following an internal investigation by the registrant’s employer. The investigation uncovered that the registrant had made a deliberate false entry in the Controlled Drugs (CD) register concerning Oxycodone […]
5 November 2025
Pharmacy Technician Struck Off for Inappropriate Relationship with Prison Patient
Allegations This case centres on serious professional misconduct by a pharmacy technician who, while working at the HMP Five Wells pharmacy, engaged in an inappropriate personal and/or romantic exchange with a prisoner (referred to as Patient A). The interactions occurred between mid-January 2023 and early to mid-February 2023. The registrant admitted to exchanging letters with […]
4 November 2025
Pharmacy Technician Suspended for TPN Errors and Discriminatory “Mong” Remarks Towards Colleague with Autism
Allegations The case against the registrant, a pharmacy technician, centred on two serious allegations. First, the registrant was involved in errors during the preparation of Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) products for two patients on 29 July 2019. These errors involved selecting incorrect ingredients, which could have led to the administration of improperly formulated nutritional therapy—an […]
3 November 2025
Retired Pharmacist Removed from Register Following Conviction for Possession of Indecent Images of Children
Allegations The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) convened a Fitness to Practise hearing to consider the criminal conviction of a registered pharmacist for child sex offences. The pharmacist was convicted on 13 December 2024 at Cannock Magistrates’ Court for three counts of making indecent photographs or pseudo-photographs of children and one count of possession of a […]
1 November 2025
Warning Issued for Dishonest Removal of Amitriptyline by Pharmacist
Allegations The case revolves around a pharmacist who, on 12 August 2024, removed three boxes of 28 Amitriptyline 10mg tablets from the pharmacy shelf without obtaining a valid prescription, making payment, or securing permission from her employer. This conduct was identified during an internal investigation after the medication was discovered in the registrant’s vehicle. Initially, […]
29 October 2025
Clinical Pharmacist Warned for Falsifying Patient Records: A Cautionary Tale on Documentation Integrity
Allegations This case revolves around a clinical pharmacist employed by Coventry and Rugby GP Alliance (CRGPA) who was found to have created false entries in patient records. The conduct in question took place between December 2023 and January 2024, during which the registrant recorded details of patient interactions that had never occurred. Specifically, these entries […]
Pharmacist’s Suspension Ends After Sexual Harassment Misconduct and Intensive Remediation
Allegations This case centred on serious professional misconduct by the registrant, a pharmacist, while employed at Buchans Chemist in Birmingham. The allegations related to a series of inappropriate and sexually motivated behaviours towards a female colleague (“Colleague A”) during and after their shared shifts. These included sending an unsolicited message via WhatsApp stating, “Don’t sit […]
Warning Issued to GP Prescribing Pharmacist for Inadequate Assessments and Unsafe Prescribing Practices
Allegations The case revolves around a pharmacist and Independent Prescriber who was employed at a GP practice in Banbury. The registrant, operating in a patient-facing capacity, was responsible for diagnostic assessments, prescribing decisions, and medication reviews. Between 2022 and 2024, a series of concerning professional lapses led to regulatory scrutiny by the General Pharmaceutical Council […]
Warning Issued for Failing to Vet Online Prescribing Service: Lessons on Pharmacist Due Diligence
Allegations This case centers on the conduct of a pharmacist who, between June 2023 and July 2024, operated as both a director and, on occasion, the Responsible Pharmacist (RP) at a pharmacy dispensing medication for an online prescribing service. The core allegations involved failures in professional judgement, governance, and due diligence relating to this arrangement. […]
Pharmacist Warned for Unprofessional Conduct, Dispensing Errors, and Inappropriate Workplace Behaviour
Allegations This case centres around the conduct of a locum pharmacist practising in retail pharmacies in Bristol. The allegations spanned multiple incidents and included both clinical and interpersonal concerns. On 27 July 2024, the registrant failed to return a patient’s prescription to the NHS spine upon request, a procedural error that may have disrupted the […]